Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
068 FNUS86 KSTO 132149 FWLSTO ECCDA DISCUSSIONS FOR CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 249 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026 ECC005-141600- SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST- DISCUSSION FOR REDDING ECC DISPATCH 249 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026 ...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE IN THE WEEK DUE TO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS... A SLIGHT 5-10% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SHASTA, TRINITY, AND SISKIYOU COUNTY TERRAIN ON FRIDAY DUE TO AN INFLUX OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE. LIMITED RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. NEW FIRE STARTS FROM LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. DRIER WEATHER PREVAILS THIS WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK, WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. $$ ECC007-141600- MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY, AND DELTA- DISCUSSION FOR WILLOWS ECC DISPATCH 249 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026 ...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY DUE TO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS... COOLER TEMPERATURES, BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS, AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. 5-10% CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST RANGE TOWARD NORTHERN MENDOCINO AND SOUTHERN TRINITY COUNTIES WITH A MIX OF WET AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS A RESULT OF THUNDERSTORM CHANCES AND DRY FUELS. DRIER WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED BY THE WEEKEND AS COOL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE. $$ ECC008-141600- RED BLUFF AND OROVILLE- DISCUSSION FOR RED BLUFF AND OROVILLE ECC DISPATCH 249 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026 COOLER TEMPERATURES, BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS, AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. A MIX OF WET AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SLOPE SIERRA, BUT HIGHEST CHANCES ARE EXPECTED NEARER TO THE CREST AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. COOL, DRY, AND BREEZY WEATHER THEN CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ ECC011-141600- TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST- DISCUSSION FOR GRASS VALLEY ECC DISPATCH 249 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9PM PDT TODAY FOR SIERRA FIRE ZONES 136 & 139 ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TODAY FOR SIERRA LOCATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AS THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE AROUND 15-30%. A WET/DRY MIX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS THE PRIMARY RISK AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRE STARTS. MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WITH CHANCES FALLING BELOW 10% BY THE WEEKEND. $$ ECC015-141600- STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST- DISCUSSION FOR SAN ANDREAS ECC DISPATCH 249 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9PM PDT TODAY FOR SIERRA FIRE ZONES 136 & 139 ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TODAY FOR SIERRA LOCATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AS THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE AROUND 15-30%. A WET/DRY MIX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS THE PRIMARY RISK AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRE STARTS. A SLIGHT 5-10% CHANCE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS LOCATIONS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH THIS MORNING AS WELL. MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WITH CHANCES FALLING BELOW 10% BY THE WEEKEND. $$